I was almost rear ended trying to get into the parking area coming in from Yosemite due to the extreme congestion in the parking area in front of the businesses.

The parking lot is a disaster. I'm handicapped and have to use a scooter but if the space is not available I do have to park elsewhere and it can be a very tight maneuver.

Parking is, as has been stated, terrible for these businesses, as it always has been (going back years to before Eyecare Consultants). This sounds like a workable solution and should have minimal impact on Walnut Hills, particularly if a suitable wall is built to "hide" the parking lot.

Parking in this strip is a huge concern. Unfortunately it has caused me to not come back to these business soley based on my concern for safety driving through. For the sake of the businesses and the customers, additional parking seems not only fair but also necessary.

The parking has been an ongoing problem for years! One of the biggest problems I can see is for elderly and/or did abeles patients-most do not have the ability to walk any distance! Neighborhood & Businesses need to work together to make the parking work, win-win for both!

As a mom, the cramped parking area brings up safety concerns for me. I have seen children almost hit, not from careless driving but from the limited vision. I loathe the current parking situation and would love to see that fixed.

This business is one a neighborhood could only dream of having as a neighbor!!

It is a very dangerous parking lot. Between the tight space to drive/park to the expansion making less room for customers and employees to safely enter the business. To make room for customers, some employees park across the street and cross the busy intersection (which other local businesses don't like, and we could get towed for...). Crossing the street, I've almost been hit several times by drivers not paying attention to pedestrians crossing. When crossing the street, my clothes get muddy and snowy, and have slipped on the ice when the weather is poor, and I will repeat I have almost been hit by cars! The next best thing is to street park in the neighborhoods, which our cars could be hit, ticketed, or messed with by others, since there's no seperation between the neighbors and employees (and besides, who actually likes to park on the street?!). Street parking will cause more traffic on the neighborhood streets. This is offering a safe alt. to street parking in the neighborhood. The only logical and SAFE option is to build a parking lot for employees. My safety is more important than someone saying they don't want noise (which won't happen since it's a parked car. We park it at 7:45, walk to work, and leave by 5:30, all during the neighbors work day, as well... when's the last time parked cars had a party, violated noise ordances, etc.) These people will be at work, too.. so what's the problem?! Trust me, I own my own home, and can understand their concerns about this lot. But, after hearing about the plans and keeping an open mind, I fully support the building of a lot. It's safer to have a lot, than added parked cars parked in neighborhood streets, causing vision impairments, and getting in the way of other cars trying to drive. Either way, cars may be parked in the neighborhood (which is safer than crossing Yosemite or Arapahoe). They are widening the street. We can't fight that (we wish they wouldn't because of the safety and parking issue, bu